One injured male student about 16 years of age has a gunshot wound to the leg. A female patient, who is middle-aged has a gunshot wound to the leg and is in the OR. She was taken in by her husband.

There are at least 10 injured in total and about 3 are in critical condition.

A 49-year old man, the resource officer, had a gunshot wound to his upper arm and his chest. He suffered significant blood loss and remains critical condition Friday evening. He had to be resuscitated.

Most of the dead are students.

In addition to a shotgun, the student had a .38 revolber. Both weapons were his father’s who was a legal owner. His son took them illegally.

Pagourtzis had planned to kill himself but instead surrendered, according to Governor Abbott.

Pagourtzis recently posted a photo on social media wearing a t-shirt that said “Born to Kill” and the caption on his Instagram said “we all die sometime.”

There were also photos of a gun and knife and a long green coat with Nazi regalia.

Investigative reporter Jeremy Rogalski confirmed the Alvin teen was following several weapons pages on social media, KHOU reported.

Various types of explosive devices have also been found on campus and off campus. His home, a trailor where he lived with his parents, was also being searched.

The gunman burst into a first period art class and started shooting with a shotgun. He shot students in another class as well. A shotgun is an extremely lethal weapon that causes horrific injuries.

Police arrived and stopped the gunman. There was one armed resource officer on campus and he is the man in critical condition.

The Board has been debating the issue of armed police officers on campus. There is a money issue but the city was willing to help fund the officers. Many didn’t want armed officers in the schools.

Some Santa Fe Public Schools patrons are worried about having guns at schools, even if it’s sworn police officers who carry them. There are legitimate concerns about whether police weapons, by combinations of bad judgment, chaos or accident, could add a dangerous element to typical school problems – fights between students, a disruptive student who won’t quiet down, an angry parent confronting a teacher, bullying behavior.

The Santa Fe community wants gun control.

However, there is a case to be made for armed guards in this day and age. In Illinois, an armed resource officer ran to the gunfire unlike the Broward cowards and prevented any injuries or deaths in what could have been a massacre.

There cannot be a resource officer everywhere. A number of changes have to take place including more security to include metal detectors.

Some students saw the gunman pull the fire alarm, but others said a substitute teacher pulled the alarm to get the children out of the school.

Just last week, the students had safety drills and knew what to do when the alarm went off.

We grieve for the terrible loss of life, and send our support and love to everyone affected by this horrible attack in Texas. To the students, families, teachers and personnel at Santa Fe High School – we are with you in this tragic hour, and we will be with you forever… pic.twitter.com/LtJ0D29Hsv

6 COMMENTS

There was one interview with a man who was extremely angry that some bystander had a sidearm on his person. I wonder what he would say if this person was a plain clothed officer.

There was one channel that the reporter was asking every person she interviewed “How did that make you feel”. Why is it that reporters feel the “need” to ask such a question. Are reporters So ignorant they are unable to realize such a question is More damaging to the individual in the long term.

The shooter’s social media account are, once again, being scrubbed. WHY?? and WHO?? Such information would be Helpful to the public at large to understand the type of posts that reflect the people involved.

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